What Are Some Extinct Insects?
What Are Some Extinct Insects? Scientific Name Common Name Rhantus orbignyi Water beetle [unnamed] (New Caledonia) Rhantus papuanus Water beetle [unnamed] (New Guinea) Rhyncogonus bryani Weevil [unnamed] Siettitia balsetensis Perrin cave beetle Are any insects going extinct? As of July 2017, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 343 endangered insect species. 5.7%